Bench press standards for a 120 kg (265 lb) man

OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 152.5 kg (335 lb) across 12,522 raw male meet results in the 120 kg class.

How a 120 kg man ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 12,522 raw meet results in the 105–120 kg / 231–265 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 120 kg (265 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 197.5 kg (435 lb), 45 kg (100 lb) above the median 152.5 kg (335 lb); the top 1% reach 232.5 kg (515 lb), a further 35 kg (75 lb) on top. Based on 12,522 raw meet results in this class.

The 120 kg class in the data what makes it different

Of the 107,887 raw men's bench press entries behind these standards, 12,522 — about 12% — come from the 120 kg class.

Stepping up from the 105 kg class raises the median bench press by 10 kg (20 lb) (+7%); the next step to 140 kg+ adds another 7.5 kg (15 lb) (+5%).

In relative terms the median works out to 1.27× bodyweight, down from the field's per-kilo peak of 1.52× at 66 kg — the sub-linear scaling that makes the percentile, not the raw kilos, the honest comparison.

The median 120 kg man in this dataset squats 230 kg, benches 152.5 kg, and deadlifts 250 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.66 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.92. If your own ratios sit far from that, the outlier lift is usually the one with the most room to grow.

The classic milestones read differently in every class: here a 405 lb bench press sits at roughly the 81st percentile (top 19% of meet-result entries), and a 315 lb bench press sits at roughly the 40th percentile (stronger than 40% of meet-result entries).

Competition bench is paused on the chest; a touch-and-go rep inflates the number by 3–6% from the chest-bounce. The standards below are raw (no bench shirt). Because Strength scales sub-linearly with bodyweight — heavier lifters lift more in absolute terms but less per kilo of bodyweight (Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 (PMID 10613442)), the most honest read of "is this good" is your percentile at your bodyweight, not the raw kilos.

FAQ

What is a good raw bench press for a 120 kg (265 lb) man?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 152.5 kg (335 lb), the top 10% reach 197.5 kg (435 lb), and the top 1% 232.5 kg (515 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 12,522 meet results.

What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 120 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 120 kg (265 lb) man is 232.5 kg (515 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 210 kg (465 lb).

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is computed from OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, dataset date 2026-05-10) for raw entries at this exact sex and bodyweight class. This cell contains 12,522 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

How much more do 140 kg+ men bench than 120 kg men?

At the median, 7.5 kg (15 lb) more — 160 kg (355 lb) versus 152.5 kg (335 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 17.5 kg (40 lb) (215 kg (475 lb) versus 197.5 kg (435 lb)). Per kilo of bodyweight the lighter class is the stronger one — which is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients, not raw kilos.

Figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n is a meet-result count, not a unique-person count. Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.